Public analysis framework

Separating announcements from robots that can actually be used.

The humanoid robotics market mixes lab videos, prototypes, pre-orders, prices excluding tax, unclear shipping and real platforms. Bybotix uses a public five-level grid to classify each robot according to what can be verified today.

A spectacular demo is not availability. A listed price is not a landed cost. A manufacturer announcement is not local support.
Bybotix five-level maturity pyramid from announced to locally supportable
Reference scale used across robot profiles and guides.

The five levels

A maturity scale that suppliers and buyers can challenge.

01
Announced

Public promise, manufacturer page or official communication.

  • Official page, press release, public promise.
  • No reliable proof of repeatable operation yet.
02
Demonstrated

Prototype, verifiable video, trade show, pilot or controlled demo.

  • Video, trade show, pilot or controlled demo.
  • The robot exists, but its purchase path remains unclear.
03
Commercialized

Price, ordering path or identified sales channel.

  • Price, order path or sales contact identified.
  • Configuration and warranty still need qualification.
04
Available in Europe

Purchase, shipping, VAT, customs and lead times clarified for Europe.

  • VAT, customs, shipping and documents clarified.
  • European buyer journey is realistic.
05
Locally supportable

Training, parts, diagnosis, warranty and support are realistic.

  • Training, parts, diagnosis and repair path exist.
  • The platform can be recommended for a defined use case.

How we apply it

Four steps, always dated.

01

Collect

Manufacturer documentation, official pricing, public demos, GitHub repositories, distributor pages and user feedback are gathered before a status is published.

02

Classify

The information is compared against the five-level grid. Commercialized and higher levels require cross-checking beyond a single marketing claim.

03

Publish

Each page states what is known, what remains unclear and which promise Bybotix refuses to make at this stage.

04

Revise

A new supplier signal, EU launch, field issue or support agreement can move a robot up or down the grid.

Bybotix four-step workflow: monitor, classify, publish and revise
Workflow · watchlist, classification, publication and continuous revision.

Tracked robots

Current snapshot of the Bybotix watchlist.

Suggest a robot
Level 3/5 Unitree G1 Commercialized Flagship platform to track for education, AI, R&D and demonstrations. Level 3/5 Unitree Go2 Commercialized Credible entry point for developers, schools, video and demonstrations. Level 2/5 1X NEO Demonstrated / pilot High public interest, but real European availability remains to be clarified. Level 4/5 Unitree R1 Availability to qualify Model to analyze once price, channels and European support are confirmed. Level 2/5 NEURA 4NE1 Demonstrated / pilot European actor to monitor for compliance, B2B projects and partnerships. Level 1/5 AgiBot X2 Information to consolidate Insufficient public information for any commercial promise. Level 4/5 Reachy 2 Available in Europe French modular platform for labs, education and manipulation projects. Level 4/5 LeRobot SO-100 Available in Europe Accessible open-source entry point for imitation learning and robot manipulation. Level 1/5 Tesla Optimus Announced / internal program Major market signal, but not a normal purchasable platform for European buyers. Level 2/5 Figure 02 Demonstrated / B2B pilot Credible B2B signal through pilots, but not a third-party purchasable robot. Level 5/5 Boston Dynamics Spot Locally supportable Industrial quadruped benchmark with a mature support and deployment model.

Snapshot dated 17 May 2026. A status is a Bybotix editorial reading, not a manufacturer certification.

Editorial discipline

What we do, and what we refuse.

We do

  • Distinguish announced, demonstrated and commercially usable robots.
  • Date sources and say when information is insufficient.
  • Recommend waiting when the maturity level is not aligned with the project.
  • Reserve public reviews for robots actually tested by Bybotix.

We do not

  • Call Bybotix an official distributor before a signed agreement exists.
  • Display fake availability, stock or checkout for high-ticket robots.
  • Treat a viral video as proof of European deployability.
  • Publish ratings or Review schema without a real test protocol.

Sources and cadence

Where the signal comes from.

Primary

Manufacturers

Official pages, technical sheets, public GitHub repositories, press briefings and direct partner exchanges.

Community

Users and developers

Forums, Reddit, Discord communities, independent YouTube tests and operator feedback when identifiable.

Regulatory

EUR-Lex

Machinery, RED, EMC, LVD, RoHS, GPSR, GDPR and AI Act references when they affect a project.

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